Show-case



H. SMEAL. snow CASE.

(No Model.)

ATHNT Prion.

HERMAN sMEAL, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOW- CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 536,791, dated April 2,1895. l

Application filed January l2. 1 8 95.

To LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN SMEAL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShow-Cases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention' relates to improvements in show cases, the object of thesame being to provide a device of this character especially adapted forexhibiting cigars and other articles in the case.

The invention consists of a case having a pair of doors in the frontthereof, hinged to suitable side bars and connected at their upper endsby pitmen which are in turn connected at their other ends to a baradapted to slide in close contact with the top of the case, connected bya pitmau pivoted tol the end of a lever fulcrumed at a point near itscenter and moving in a horizontal slot through the back of the casingand near the upper end thereof.

It also consists of a pair of doors in the sides of the case having aplatform secured to the lower sill thereof provided with a pin carryingan antifriction roller which pin is adapted to engage an elongatedcurved slot in a shelf which is secured to a rod or bar pivoted to theinside of the case, whereby upon opening or closing the side doors thesaid shelf is moved out or in to expose the articles carried by theshelf to View. The side doors are operated by means of a lever fulcrumedin the base of the case, moving in the slot in the back of the case andhaving a rod or bar connected to its inner end and to the shelf securedto the lower sill of the side door.

The invention also consists in other details of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed. Y

I n the drawings forming a part of this speciiication: Figure 1 is aVertical section of thev case showing the arrangement of levers, dac.Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the same taken at a point nearthe bottom thereof.

Serial No. 534,646. (No model.)

Fig. 3 is a similar section taken at a point near the top.

Like reference-numeralsindicate like parts in the various views.

1 represents my case formed with a suitable base 2, back 3 and a top orcover 4L. Connecting the forward part of the base and cover areangularly disposed bars 5, 5, to which are hinged the front doors 6, 6,the same being of any suitable construction, but preferably having glassin the frame thereof. The upper ends of said doors 6 are connected bymeans of pitmen 7, 7, to a bar 8, pivoted at one end in the top of thecasing and connected by means of a pitman 9 to a lever 10 fulcrumed at apoint near its center and moving in an elongated horizontal slot 11 inthe back of the casing near Vthe upper end thereof. By this constructionit will be seen that the lever 10 will be operated to open or close thedoors 6, 6, and when the latter are closed the said lever is flush withthe back 8 of the casing and may be locked t0 said case in any suitableway.

Two upright bars 13, 13, extend from about the center of the bars 5, 5,down to the base 2 and horizontal bars 14, 14, extend from the samepoint to the back 3. Between the bars 13 and 14 and the back and base ofthe case the side doors l5, 15 are adapted to fit. The

'same are hinged to the back and have a platform 16 secured t0 the lowersill thereof, from which platform extends upwardly a pin 17 whichcarries an antifriction roller 18 thereon. On the inside of thehorizontal bar 14 is secured a bracket 19 and in the said bracket and inthe base 2 are pintles 20 of a rotating inwardly. The front of thearticle carried by said shelf is thereby always exposed toward the frontof the case or toward the glass in the doors 15. Each of said doors isoperated by means of a lever 24 pivoted at 25 to the ICO base 2 andmovingr in a slot 2G in the back 3 of the case, so that when the saidlever is in its closed position it Will rest flush with the back of thecase. Each lever 24 has a laterally extending arm on its inner end, towhich is pivoted a rod 27 which is in turn pivoted to the platform 16 ofthe doors l5. By this construction a movement of one of the levers 24 inone direction will open the door l5 to which itis connected and with itthrow out the shelf 22 as just described. A reverse movement of saidlever will close the door l5 and carry with it the shelf 22. When closedit may be locked in any suitable Way.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, andfdesire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a show case having a pair of doors hinged to thefront thereof and an elongated horizontal slot in its back near the topthereof, of a lever pivoted in the top of the frame and moving,r in saidslot, a bar pivoted to one end of the top of said case, a pitmanconnecting said bar and one end of said lever, and pitmen connectingsaid har and the upper ends of said doors, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

2. The combination with a show case, having doors pivoted in the sidethereof, of a platform secured to the lower sill of said doors andprovided with an upwardly extending pin, a shelf secured to a rod orshaft pivoted to the inside of said case and having an elongated curvedslot therein which is engaged by said pin, a lever fulcrumed to the baseof said case and moving in a slot in the back thereof, and a rodconnected to the inner end of said lever and to the under side of saidplatform, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HERMAN SMEAL.

Witnesses:

R. S. REED, H. S. KLEINKUIRK.

